Retaining and Sustaining Black Teachers
Nested within the national teacher shortage is an equally concerning Black teacher shortage. In response to push out factors that cause Black educator...
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It’s easy to see a child’s education as a path determined by grades, test scores and extra curricular activities. But genuine learning is about so much more than the points schools tally. MindShift explores the future of education by investigating innovations and issues that are shaping how kids learn. Emotional safety, trust, and relationships: this season, we investigate the intangible, and often overlooked, elements of academic success. You’ll hear how teacher home visits can help parents see themselves as a valued a partner in their child’s education; how far a public high school goes to develop an inclusive experience for the crucial transition to ninth grade; how parents and schools can address childhood trauma so it doesn’t become an obstacle to learning, and what parents and communities can do to help kids grow. This podcast is part of the MindShift education site, a division of KQED News. KQED is an NPR/PBS member station based in San Francisco. You can also visit the MindShift website for episodes and supplemental blog posts or tweet us @MindShiftKQED or visit us at MindShift.KQED.org.
In Defense of Fidgeting
We spend a lot of time thinking about how to improve our brains -- from apps to help you focus to games that purportedly keep your mind fresh. But sci...
Is It Ok for Teachers to Cry in Class?
Most teachers feel they have to hide negative emotions from students. That puts them in a tough situation because - as we showed in our episode on tox...
A Framework for Conversations About Race in Schools
Glenn Singleton is the author of “Courageous Conversations About Race,” which gives helpful ground rules when talking about race. One Florida school d...
How Do You Cultivate Genius In All Students?
Gholdy Muhammad, a teacher and professor at Georgia State University, spent years researching Black literary societies of the early 1800s, where peopl...
How to Improve Mental Health at School
For many students, their mental health took a nosedive during the pandemic. But there are bright spots. One Oakland school was able to meet most stude...
Could Data Science Diversify the STEM Field?
There’s a growing movement to teach data science in schools. Some experts hope it will disrupt the dropouts caused by other math classes and even lead...
Down With Toxic Positivity!
The pandemic has pushed many educators to their limits. And yet, some teachers are being told a better attitude could make the job easier. Some call t...
Grades Have Huge Impact, But Are They Effective?
By fall 2020, in districts around the country, high school students were failing classes at greater rates than before the pandemic, dragging down GPAs...
MindShift is Back with Season Six!
As we begin a third school year in the coronavirus pandemic, the MindShift team examines sustaining teaching practices that can help educators and the...